The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1887-05-05
THE OTHER SIDE
or the Sensational CarrOIItOD Court House
Investigation.
The Investigating Committee Given Lit
tie Airing. Collectively and Indi-
vidually,-A Review OF
the situation.
Special to the DAILY DEMOCRAT.

urday evening, bringing to many per-
sons the only correct version OF the in
Vestigating committees replrt. Our
citizens had he I'd various rnmors but
knew nothing authentic until they read
the DEMOCRAT. Copies sold re'dily for
Eve cents aud all we're eagerly taken.
The committees report is the Only topic
Of the hour, and the country for miles
around is wild over intlammat0ry re-
ports. Is 1t any wonder, however, after
the able aud wordy report OF the extin-
guished trio who sat--and sat-and In
cubated at incOmprehenslble and Volu
minous length, very earnestly hndlng
fault over things which they had them
selves approved before they became dis
gruntled or had been appointed at three
dollars day to look through dark
glasses. wisely-aya wise as Solomon
at other peoples motives.
1t is said the committee had q good
time. Junius had q new story every
day to tell the preacher, although the
"c0d6oh" st0ry was so good that Kenne-
dy took it straight every day for week.
Il is the first time / ever heard q
preacher OF the gospel to change from
chicken to fish, and the remarkable con
version Is due to Junius and his cracked
voice. Saul's conversion was not more
sudden and remarkable They sweated
aud tugged. They measured everything
above, everything below, everything
around, everything Inside the court
house. They even measured the sodding,
and sscertained that 1t had been done
for ten dollars less than they could have
got 1t done themselves. They have found
nearly everybody guilty, but no heads
have been chopped off up to date. I'VE
still live" and are ready iOr our cod
fish"
They bring seventeen specific charges
against the County Commissioners.
don't believe in fstes or signs. but 1t Is
a strange cOincidence,a s.t-r-t-k ing y
s-tr-a n.g-e coincidence, that just sew
enteen wholesale grOceIs had been In
CarrOllton three months from that day
to see q member Of this commission,
and ascertain by what code of morals,
huGan or divine, he had bought ~
goods of their houses after he had given
bill of sale to AL. Carlisle.
They gave Frank Weary seven strokes
Of their Jersey lightning-Frsnk, the
architect. Now Frank hasn't much to
do, and he could have been In Carroll
ton lust as we'll as not the two years
of building the court house and jail.
When not needed at the new building
he could have assisted Junlus In the
store, sold Goldfish, or mOWed weeds In
the other investigators berry patch.
They make some wild, weird kicks at
Auditlr Bsrrack. / am sorry for this,
because Luther Is nice man and
never kicked anybody else; that is,
hardly ever. After Luther has washed
his face and drank pint he is on his
good behavior. Your paper says he has
"cOllee ed $500 of unlisted taxes aud
made no return" There must be some
mistake about that. Possibly the fig
ures got stuffed with "codtish"-sWelled
out. Although many thousands of dol
lars of unlisted taxes we're turned into
the treasury, all is correct except Dr..
Kirby, who swears to SIS paid, which is
not accounted for. II tie DEMOCRAT
will tell about the remaining $1,485, |
will tell you about the other side of the
story (about the $l5). DR.. Kirby Is
truthful man, although there are few
PERSONS who don't believe him seven
days In the week and ffty-twO weeks In
the year. He was recently expelled from
the Masonic lodge, Auditor BarrRCk, the
Prosecuting Attorney, for an affair
which, out of respect for the dead,
will not name. DR.. K. is the alpha and
omega of the unlisted taxation story.
John Sterling, the Court House JAM.
tor, has been found guilty Of the Oftense
Of having $45 and using 1t indisCreetly.
The President Of the Investigating Com
mIttee having recommended Unclt
Johns appointment, are We to under
stand he too was bribedp Why did be
recommend person Of doubtful COM
petency?" Answer, Mr.. Mccoy!
There were many changes In the
structure which the Investigating lords
condemn. OF course, 1t IL unusual to
make changes In ereCting structures!
It Is never done. No, never. It is
matter of fact-is 1t not? that all the
members of this commission expressed
approval at the time nearly all the
changes were mRdel
John Werner is run through very
fine seive. Poor John; 1t was unfortu
nate for him that one Of the members Of
the Investigating Committee had bid
against him on the carpet cOntract-and
got left.
Commissioner Davis is very bad man
and they report him ss accepting bribe
of $25. He also voted to change the
coTnice, etc., and yet the majority
of the Investigating Committee
would have suffered the amputatiOn OF
finger lther than have voted for Mike
MOwls for Commissioner. They said
Mike was a rebel "frOm way back" II
IL is proper to vote as you pray, why not
proper to investigate as you Votep
Editor Cameron petitiOned for the in
onA N bar AhlN nm
ted to save the county costs, yet Sam is
caught for $124--more than any other
printer. This Ia what we understand by
50 man getting caught Ia his own trap"
The report also faV0rably mentions John
D. George, the Commissioner who has
been fighting Cameron's bills and who
moved to strike the Carroll Republican
from the county Ole. CamerOn's invest
igati0n has turntd to ashes on his lips.
And J.V. Lawler is on the string too,
for STA, veri6cati0n Of the old saying
that 1t takes rogue to catch Demo.
crst. He published the 6heriff's Dr0cla
nations for five weeks when the commit
tee says three weeks is the proper caper.
The law says mot less than three" and
the officials always ordered five weeks.
Joe says he will carry his case up to the
Supreme Court OF Ireland with Tom and
Alex. for his attorneys.
John Saeeles, 1t seems, is the biggest
catfish on the able committees string
He has burr0wed In a good deal of mud
and col0red good deal Of water. He is
q text for q whole book, and cannot do
him justice In short chapter; uffice IL
to say that we commiserate with the
committee In the pain In the diaphragm
II gave them when they glgged
'Bushel" and dropped him into the mid